Costus allenii

Costus allenii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Costaceae
Genus: Costus
Species: Costus allenii

Name

Costus allenii Maas, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 8: 61 (1972).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Colombia; Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica; Honduras; Panam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Maas, P.J.M. 1972. Costoideae (Zingiberaceae). (Flora Neotropica, Monograph 8.) 140 pp. The New York Botanical Garden, New York. JSTOR Reference page. : 8: 61.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Costus allenii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Costus allenii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Costus allenii. Published online. Accessed: November 20 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Costus allenii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 November 2019.

Vernacular names

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